7584 stories by Devin O'Connor
Hard Rock Las Vegas Announces 2019 Transformation to Virgin Casino Hotel
Hard Rock Las Vegas will undergo an eight-month makeover next year to transform the off-Strip property into a Virgin-branded casino and hotel. Billionaire Richard Branson announced in April that his company Virgin Hotels, along with several investment firms, was acquiring the casino...
Wynn Resorts Prepared to Take Entire Board Before Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Wynn Resorts Chairman Phil Satre says the company's entire board of directors is ready to travel to Massachusetts and make their case before state gaming regulators as to why the casino operator is suitable to maintain its license for Encore Boston Harbor....
Federal Sports Betting Bill Introduced to Congress, Seeks to Create Regulatory Framework
A sports betting bill introduced by US Senators Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) would create a regulatory minimum framework that states wishing to participate in the gambling activity would be required to obey. The Supreme Court of the United...
Atlantic City Dumps Miss America, Bets on Esports to Grow Tourism
Atlantic City and the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) have decided to end an annual subsidy that has been afforded to organizers of the Miss America Organization (MAO) over the last three years. The CRDA has given $12 million to...
Ambulance Chasing Attorney’s Alleged $2M Embezzlement No Accident, Used Money to Gamble
Nevada personal injury attorney Matthew Dunkley, 53, is in jail after being charged in Henderson Justice Court with nine counts of theft and one count of exploitation of an elderly person. Metro Police allege that the lawyer stole money from his clients'...
Caesars Entertainment CEO Search to Replace Mark Frissora Could Take Many Months
Caesars Entertainment CEO Mark Frissora plans to resign from the chief executive capacity in February, and one gaming industry analyst believes it could take several months for the casino company to name his successor. Deutsche Bank gaming analyst Carlo Santarelli says in...
Controversial Bump Stocks, Used in Las Vegas Shooting, Banned by Trump Administration
Bump stocks, the controversial accessory that allows semiautomatic weapons to fire quicker, are being banned by the Trump administration a little more than a year after they were used in the Las Vegas shooting that killed 58 people. Bump stocks "bump" the...
Despite Lawsuit, Raiders Odds Push Towards Return to Oakland Next Year
The Raiders are being sued by Oakland for their planned 2020 relocation to Las Vegas, but the NFL franchise might still play in the Bay Area California town next year. Online sportsbook MyBookie is offering odds on where the Raiders will play...
MGM Springfield Reports Third Consecutive Monthly Revenue Decline, Connecticut Tribes Renew Satellite Casino Push
MGM Springfield has won fewer gross gaming revenue dollars in each month since it opened in August. The $960 million integrated casino resort reported a roughly 4.5 percent decline in November compared to October. Gross gambling revenue (GGR) totaled $21.2 million last...
‘American Sports Gambler’ Named Person of the Year By Sports Business Journal
The "American Sports Gambler" has been named the most influential "person" of the year by the Sports Business Daily Journal, a media outlet that's focused on providing " the top decision-makers in sports with real-time industry news, allowing them to make more...
